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Capitalists and communists have been at each other's throats for years — but why? Aren't they, deep down, all just the same? To find out, we recruited a team of expert political scientists to explain the key differences between these two ideologies so we can feel smarter.
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2023 @ 10:08 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Expressing happiness was also associated with conservatism.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Based on a 4-3 vote from the state Supreme Court, a congressional election map drawn by legislators gets tossed out.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It may be faster and easier to reverse-engineer maps to fit the findings of expert witnesses
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022 @ 1:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten days after throwing out North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional and legislative election maps, the state Supreme Court has produced its formal opinion in the case.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A group dedicated to electing Republicans to Congress is asking the N.C. Supreme Court not to join a political fight involving challenged election maps.
Published: Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 @ 7:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory threw his hat in the ring on Wednesday to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 7:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I think it’s wonderful that young people want to learn more about our political processes; however, it’s disheartening that so many young people want a career in politics.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2021 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Take a deep breath. It’s finally over. Mostly.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Salena Zito offers Washington Examiner readers an interesting perspective on last week’s election results.
Published: Sunday, November 15th, 2020 @ 8:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 @ 10:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As North Carolina grapples with President Trump’s call to pull the Republican National Convention from Charlotte, both Democrats and Republicans are seizing on the moment — using the fight to appeal to their respective bases.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 1:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A handful of House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to limit the governor’s powers in a state of emergency, a move that’s likely to further divide politics in Raleigh, political scientists say.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Trump, through both his actions and words, is clearly seeking to reach out to African Americans ahead of the 2020 general election.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Twenty-four lawmakers leaving N.C. General Assembly in 2020
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the middle of North Carolina’s uncertain scuffle over congressional redistricting, it’s anyone’s guess what will happen during the 2020 primaries.
Published: Sunday, December 1st, 2019 @ 10:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If the state budget process seems polarized now, just wait.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 9:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Trump and President Putin of the Russian Federation in Joint Press Conference
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper took three strikes in Wake County Superior Court this week as judges ruled in favor of the General Assembly in a continuing battle over separation of powers
Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2018 @ 4:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's one point of near-universal agreement when it comes to selecting state judges: No state has figured out a perfect system
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper vetoed S.B. 656 to forestall a purported constitutional amendment The Republican-led General Assembly seemed content to stay home until January
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 6:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter B. Jones and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley are calling for full public disclosure of documents pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 @ 3:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have been writing a regular column on North Carolina politics and public policy since 1986
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Would academic political science benefit from more viewpoint diversity? Let's start with the good news, which is that political science isn't nearly the worst-off discipline on campus
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 11:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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During North Carolina's primary elections earlier this year, did you get a visit to your home from a campaign worker?
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should the government keep taxes higher in order to finance schools, roads, and other public services, even if the higher taxes discourage some private investment and entrepreneurship
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do state politicians have principles? To some cynical academics and activists, the only way this question can have an affirmative answer is to define the term the way comedian Groucho Marx famously did: "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others."
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2016 @ 12:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Prediction is very difficult," said physicist Niels Bohr, "especially if it's about the future."
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At this moment, political leaders and strategists in both the North Carolina Democratic and Republican parties are concocting the same kind of fantasy — that they'll be able to wall off their state and local candidates from a potential disaster at the top of the ticket.
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 @ 1:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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